Chapter 382:

Carrie’s lip curled into a sneer. “I walked over openly. How exactly is that sneaky?” She folded her arms, her eyes locking onto his. “Or are you freaking out because you’ve got something to hide?”

Tristan stiffened, his face flushing with anger, but before he could erupt, Cindy discreetly nudged his arm. She stepped forward, plastering on a concerned expression.

“Carrie,” Cindy began in a sickly sweet tone, “there’s no need to speak so harshly to your father. Now that you’ve got most of the company shares and your star is rising, you have everything anyone could ever want. Why can’t you show a little compassion for us poor souls? My Yara is badly hurt and still missing…”

Her voice cracked, and a few tears glistened in her eyes. For a moment, it looked genuine—perhaps because she was actually thinking of Yara.

Carrie raised an eyebrow, unmoved. Her gaze flickered to the hospital behind them. “Why are they loitering outside instead of going in?” she wondered. But pity had no place in her heart for them. Whatever suffering they were enduring now was their own doing.

me,” Carrie replied coolly, cutting through Cindy’s charade. “If she hadn’t tried to harm me, she wouldn’t have ended up involved with

voice steady but firm. “But if you dare target my grandmother again, don’t blame me for

expression faltering before she quickly recovered. Years of manipulation had taught her to mask her true

chest and switched tactics. His voice thundered with the authority of an elder. “Like it or not, I am your father—morally and legally! You have a duty to support me. If you drive me to

could respond, a security guard approached, alerted by the commotion. “Didn’t I already tell you to leave?”

the guard noticed Carrie, his demeanor shifted completely. A smile softened his face. “Mrs. Norris, is there anything I can help with? Mr. Norris specifically instructed us not to let these two into the

protect her. Her expression softened as she looked at the young guard. “Thank you. You’ve done

Norris wasn’t just beautiful—she was kind too. He straightened up,

temper flared. “Remove us? Are you blind? Can’t you see we’re her parents?

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